JP2018146716A - Training device, training program, and training method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a training device, a training program, and a training method that can effectively improve technique for a player to play the foot operator group.SOLUTION: A pitch designation data acquisition part 102 sequentially acquires pitch designation data designating a pitch to be played. A display part 103 displays a pedal keyboard image on a display 6. A determination part 104 determines by which operation of a hand keyboard and the pedal keyboard the pitch designated in the acquired pitch designation data should be played. A pedal key designation part 105, when it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by the operation of the pedal keyboard, designates a pedal key corresponding to the designated pitch on the pedal keyboard image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a learning apparatus, a learning program, and a learning method for performing performance learning.

  An electronic musical instrument having a guide function for guiding a performance to a user is known. Patent Document 1 describes an electronic keyboard instrument having a key pressing guide function. This electronic keyboard instrument is provided with a keyboard LED (light emitting diode) corresponding to the keyboard. In the guide mode, the LED corresponding to the key is lit in the first mode a predetermined time before the key-on timing, and the LED is lit in the second mode at the key-on timing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-247059

  As represented by an electronic organ, there is an electronic musical instrument having a pedal keyboard operated by a foot in addition to a hand keyboard operated by a hand. The pedal keyboard includes a plurality of pedal keys each assigned a pitch. In order to improve the performance technique of the pedal keyboard, in addition to the manual keyboard guide described in Patent Document 1, it is required to perform the pedal keyboard guide. However, the pedal keyboard is farther from the eyes of the user performing the performance than the hand keyboard. For this reason, it is difficult to properly recognize the pedal key to be operated by the user even if the performance of the pedal keyboard is guided using the LED as in the case of the hand keyboard. For example, when the LED for the pedal keyboard is provided at a position close to the user's eyes, the distance between the LED and the pedal keyboard increases, so that the user can select the LED to be operated and the pedal key to be operated. Is difficult to associate. On the other hand, when the pedal keyboard LED is provided at a position close to the pedal keyboard, it is difficult for the user to visually recognize the LED. As a result, it is difficult to improve the performance technique of the user's pedal keyboard.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a learning apparatus, a learning program, and a learning method capable of effectively enhancing the performance technique of a player's foot operator group.

  The learning device according to the present invention includes acquisition means for sequentially acquiring pitch designation data for designating a pitch to be played, and a plurality of foot operators that are operated by the performer's feet and each assigned a pitch. Foot operator group, manual operation unit operated by the player's hand, display means for displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to the foot operator group, and sound specified by the acquired pitch specification data Judgment means for determining whether the pitch should be played by the operation of the foot operator group or the manual operation unit, and it is determined that the specified pitch should be played by the operation of the foot operator group A foot operator designating means for designating a foot operator corresponding to the designated pitch on the foot operator group image.

  In this training device, the foot operator corresponding to the pitch designated by the pitch designation data is designated on the foot operator group image. Therefore, the player should operate by looking at the foot operator group image. The foot operator can be intuitively recognized. In addition, the performer can easily associate the pitch to be played with the foot operator to be operated. Thereby, the performance technique of a player's foot operator group can be improved effectively.

  A plurality of different pitches are assigned to the plurality of foot controls, respectively, and the manual operation unit includes a group of manual controls consisting of a plurality of manual controls each assigned a plurality of different pitches. The range between the lowest pitch and the highest pitch among the multiple pitches assigned to the foot controls is the lowest and highest pitch among the multiple pitches assigned to the multiple hand controls. It may be narrower than the pitch range between pitches. In this case, since the sound range of the foot operator group is relatively narrow, the foot operator group can be easily operated by the foot.

  The manual operator group is a hand keyboard including a plurality of hand keys to which a plurality of pitches constituting the chromatic scale are respectively assigned as a plurality of manual operator elements, and the foot operator group is a plurality of manual key elements. It may be a pedal keyboard including a plurality of pedal keys each assigned a pitch as a plurality of foot operators. In this case, in an electronic musical instrument represented by an electronic organ, a player's pedal keyboard performance technique can be effectively enhanced.

  The learning device has a manual operation unit designating unit for designating a manual operation unit corresponding to the designated pitch when the determination unit determines that the designated pitch should be played by operating the manual operation unit. May be further provided. In this case, the performer can easily recognize the manual operator to be operated in addition to the foot operator to be operated. Thereby, in addition to the performance technique of the foot operator group, the performance technique of the manual operator group can be improved at the same time.

  A learning program according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to a foot operator group composed of a plurality of foot operators each of which is operated with a player's foot and assigned a pitch. Steps for sequentially obtaining pitch designation data for designating power pitches, and the pitch designated by the obtained pitch designation data, either the foot operator group or the manual operation unit operated by the player's hand A step of determining whether or not to be played by the operation of the step, and if it is determined that the specified pitch should be played by the operation of the foot control group, the foot control corresponding to the specified pitch is selected. The step of designating on the foot operator group image is to cause the computer to execute.

  The learning method according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to a foot operator group composed of a plurality of foot operators each operated with a player's foot and assigned with a pitch. Steps for sequentially obtaining pitch designation data for designating power pitches, and the pitch designated by the obtained pitch designation data, either the foot operator group or the manual operation unit operated by the player's hand A step of determining whether or not to be played by the operation of the step, and if it is determined that the specified pitch should be played by the operation of the foot control group, the foot control corresponding to the specified pitch is selected. Specifying on the foot operator group image.

  According to the learning program and the learning method, it is possible to effectively improve the performance technique of the performer's foot operator group.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to raise effectively the performance technique of a player's foot operator group.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the electronic musical instrument provided with the learning apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the specific example of the hand keyboard and pedal keyboard which comprise a performance operator, and a guide part. It is a figure which shows the example of the learning screen displayed on a display. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a learning apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the learning process in a learning apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the learning process in a learning apparatus. It is a figure which shows the performance apparatus provided with the other foot operation element group.

  Hereinafter, a learning apparatus, a learning program, and a learning method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1] Configuration of Electronic Musical Instrument FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an electronic musical instrument provided with a learning apparatus according to the present embodiment. An electronic musical instrument 1 in FIG. 1 is an electronic keyboard musical instrument that can play music. As an operation mode of the electronic musical instrument 1, a learning mode for performing performance learning is prepared.

  The electronic musical instrument 1 includes a performance operator 2, an input I / F (interface) 3, a setting operator 4, a detection circuit 5, a display 6, a display circuit 7, and a guide unit 8. The performance operator 2 is connected to the bus 19 via the input I / F 3. When the user operates the performance operator 2, performance data is input. The performance data is composed of, for example, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data or audio data. In this example, the performance operator 2 includes a hand keyboard HK operated by a user (player) hand and a pedal keyboard PK operated by a user's foot. Details of the hand keyboard HK and the pedal keyboard PK will be described later.

  The setting operator 4 includes a switch that is turned on / off, a rotary encoder that is rotated, a linear encoder that is slid, and the like, and is connected to the bus 19 via the detection circuit 5. The setting operation element 4 is used for adjusting the volume, turning on / off the power, and performing various settings. The display 6 includes a liquid crystal display, for example, and is connected to the bus 19 via the display circuit 7. The display 6 displays various information related to performance or settings. At least a part of the setting operator 4 and the display 6 may be configured by a touch panel display. The guide unit 8 guides performance by the performance operator 2. Details of the guide unit 8 will be described later.

  The electronic musical instrument 1 further includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) 9, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 10, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a timer 12 and a storage device 13. The RAM 9, ROM 10, CPU 11 and storage device 13 are connected to the bus 19, and the timer 12 is connected to the CPU 11. An external device such as the external storage device 15 may be connected to the bus 19 via a communication I / F (interface) 14. The RAM 9, ROM 10, CPU 11 and timer 12 constitute a computer.

  The RAM 9 is composed of, for example, a volatile memory, is used as a work area for the CPU 11, and temporarily stores various data. The ROM 10 is composed of, for example, a nonvolatile memory, and stores computer programs such as a control program and a learning program. The CPU 11 performs a learning process to be described later by executing the learning program stored in the ROM 10 on the RAM 9. The timer 12 gives time information such as the current time to the CPU 11.

  The storage device 13 includes a storage medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or a memory card, and stores music data of a plurality of practice songs. Each piece of music data includes a plurality of part data respectively corresponding to a plurality of parts. Each part data is, for example, MIDI data, and includes a plurality of event data indicating a pitch sequence of the corresponding part, note-on and note-off times, velocity, and the like.

  The above learning program may be stored in the storage device 13. Similar to the storage device 13, the external storage device 15 includes a storage medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or a memory card. The above learning program may be stored in the external storage device 15.

  The training program may be provided in a form stored in a computer-readable recording medium and installed in the ROM 10 or the storage device 13. Further, when the communication I / F 14 is connected to a communication network, a learning program distributed from a server connected to the communication network may be installed in the ROM 10 or the storage device 13. Similarly, at least one piece of music data may be acquired from a storage medium or may be acquired from a server connected to a communication network.

  The electronic musical instrument 1 further includes a sound source 16, an effect circuit 17, and a sound system 18. The sound source 16 and the effect circuit 17 are connected to the bus 19, and the sound system 18 is connected to the effect circuit 17. The sound source 16 generates a musical sound signal based on performance data input by the performance operator 2 and part data of an automatic performance part described later. The effect circuit 17 gives an acoustic effect to the musical sound signal generated by the sound source 16.

  The sound system 18 includes a digital analog (D / A) conversion circuit, an amplifier, and a speaker. The sound system 18 converts a musical sound signal given from the sound source 16 through the effect circuit 17 into an analog sound signal, and generates a sound based on the analog sound signal. In the electronic musical instrument 1, the performance operator 2, the display 6, the RAM 9, the ROM 10, the CPU 11, and the storage device 13 mainly constitute the learning device 100.

[2] Performance Operator and Guide Unit FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining specific examples of the hand keyboard HK and the pedal keyboard PK and the guide unit 8 constituting the performance operator 2. As shown in FIG. 2, in this example, the hand keyboard HK includes an upper keyboard UK and a lower keyboard LK. The upper keyboard UK and the lower keyboard LK are arranged so as to be shifted up and down and back and forth, and the upper keyboard UK is located above and below the lower keyboard LK (side far from the user). The upper keyboard UK is mainly operated with the user's right hand, and the lower keyboard LK is mainly operated with the user's left hand. The upper keyboard UK is composed of a plurality of upper keys k1 each assigned a pitch, the lower keyboard LK is composed of a plurality of lower keys k2 each assigned a pitch, and the pedal keyboard PK is assigned a pitch. A plurality of pedal keys k3. Hereinafter, the upper key k1 and the lower key k2 are collectively referred to as hand keys.

  The upper keyboard UK includes, for example, an upper key k1 of 49 keys (4 octaves and 1 note) or 61 keys (5 octaves and 1 note). The lower keyboard LK includes, for example, 49 keys or 61 lower keys k2 like the upper keyboard UK. The pedal keyboard PK includes, for example, pedal keys k3 of 20 keys (1 octave and 8 notes) or 25 keys (2 octaves and 1 note). Usually, the lowest pitch in the range of the lower keyboard LK is higher than the lowest pitch in the range of the pedal keyboard PK, and the lowest pitch in the range of the upper keyboard UK is in the range of the lower keyboard LK. Higher than the lowest pitch. The range of the pedal keyboard PK is narrower than the range of the upper keyboard UK and the range of the lower keyboard LK. The respective ranges of the upper keyboard UK, the lower keyboard LK, and the pedal keyboard PK may be determined in advance or may be arbitrarily set by the user.

  In this example, the guide unit 8 includes a plurality of upper lighting portions L1 corresponding to a plurality of upper keys k1 and a plurality of lower lighting portions L2 respectively corresponding to a plurality of lower keys k2. Each upper lighting part L1 and each lower lighting part L2 consists of LED (light emitting diode), for example. Each upper lighting portion L1 is provided, for example, adjacent to the corresponding upper key k1 on the panel surface located on the back side of the upper keyboard UK, and each lower lighting portion L2 is, for example, the upper keyboard UK. And the lower keyboard LK are provided adjacent to the corresponding lower key k2 in the front-rear direction. In the training mode, each upper lighting portion L1 is lit when a corresponding upper key k1 is to be operated, and each lower lighting portion L2 is lit when a corresponding lower key k2 is to be operated. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the operation point of each upper key k1 and each lower key k2. The guide portion 8 may include only one of the upper lighting portion L1 and the lower lighting portion L2. In that case, the guide unit 8 guides only one performance of the upper keyboard UK and the lower keyboard LK.

[3] Learning screen In this example, in the learning mode, one song is selected by the user from among a plurality of practice songs prepared in advance. Moreover, the part which a user should play among the several parts of the selected music is selected as a practice part. The practice part is a part to be played on the upper keyboard UK (hereinafter referred to as the upper performance part), a part to be played on the lower keyboard LK (hereinafter referred to as the lower performance part), and a part to be played on the pedal keyboard PK. (Hereinafter referred to as a pedal performance part). Note that at least one of the upper performance part, the lower performance part, and the pedal performance part may be determined in advance.

  As the song progresses, performance guides are provided for each practice part. The display 6 of FIG. 1 displays a training screen for guiding the performance of the pedal keyboard PK. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a training screen displayed on the display 6. The training screen 200 of FIG. 3 includes a pedal keyboard image display area 201 and a rhythm information display area 202. In the pedal keyboard image display area 201, a pedal keyboard image PIM corresponding to the pedal keyboard PK in FIG. 2 is displayed. The pedal keyboard image PIM in FIG. 3 corresponds to a 20-key pedal keyboard PK.

  The pedal key k3 to be operated is sequentially designated on the pedal keyboard image PIM as the music progresses. In this example, a circular marker MK1 is displayed on the pedal key k3 to be operated. Instead of the marker MK1, an arrow indicating the pedal key k3 to be operated may be displayed, or the color of the pedal key k3 to be operated may be changed.

  In the rhythm information display area 202, rhythm information indicating the rhythm of the pedal performance part is displayed for each predetermined section. In the example of FIG. 3, the rhythm score for one measure including the current position in the song (hereinafter referred to as the current position) is displayed as the rhythm information. A marker MK2 indicating the current position is displayed on the rhythm score. In the example of FIG. 3, the marker MK2 indicates that the current position is between the first beat and the second beat. The marker MK2 moves as the music progresses. When the current position indicated by the marker MK2 reaches the end of the displayed measure, the displayed measure is switched to the next measure.

  Usually, a bass part is assigned to the pedal performance part. In the bass part, the same pitch (for example, the root sound of a chord) is often arranged continuously. In that case, the same pedal key k3 is repeatedly specified on the pedal keyboard image PIM. For this reason, the start and end times of each sound are difficult to understand, and it is difficult for an unfamiliar user to recognize the rhythm of the pedal performance part. Therefore, in this example, rhythm information is displayed together with the pedal keyboard image PIM. In this case, even if the same pitch is repeated in the pedal performance part, the user can easily recognize the rhythm of the pedal performance part. Therefore, the user can appropriately play the pedal performance part.

[4] Functional Configuration FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the learning apparatus 100. The CPU 11 in FIG. 1 executes the learning program stored in the ROM 10 or the storage device 13, thereby realizing the functions of the respective units of the learning device 100 in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the learning apparatus 100 includes a song data acquisition unit 101, a pitch designation data acquisition unit 102, a display unit 103, a determination unit 104, a pedal key designation unit 105, a hand key designation unit 106, and an automatic performance unit 107. , A setting receiving unit 108 and a time measuring unit 109 are included.

  The song data acquisition unit 101 acquires song data of a song selected by the user from among a plurality of song data stored in the storage device 13. The pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 sequentially acquires pitch designation data for designating the pitch to be played. In this example, the pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 acquires event data including the pitch as pitch designation data from the part data of the selected practice part among the plurality of part data of the acquired song data. . The display unit 103 displays the pedal keyboard image PIM on the display 6 by controlling the display circuit 7.

  The determination unit 104 determines whether the pitch specified by the acquired pitch specification data should be played by the operation of the hand keyboard HK or the pedal keyboard PK. In this example, when the pitch designation data is acquired from the part data of the pedal performance part, the determination unit 104 should play the pitch designated by the pitch designation data by operating the pedal keyboard PK. Is determined. On the other hand, when the pitch designation data is acquired from the part data of the upper performance part or the lower performance part, the determination unit 104 should play the pitch designated by the pitch designation data by operating the hand keyboard HK. It is determined that

  When it is determined that the specified pitch should be played by operating the pedal keyboard PK, the pedal key specifying unit 105 specifies the pedal key k3 corresponding to the specified pitch on the pedal keyboard image PIM. To do. When it is determined that the designated pitch is to be played by operating the upper keyboard UK or the lower keyboard LK, the hand key designating unit 106 designates a hand key corresponding to the designated pitch. In this example, when it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by operating the upper keyboard UK, the hand key designating unit 106 corresponds to the upper key k1 to which the designated pitch is assigned. The upper lighting part L1 is turned on. When it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by operating the lower keyboard LK, the hand key designating unit 106 turns on the lower key corresponding to the lower key k2 to which the designated pitch is assigned. The part L2 is turned on.

  The automatic performance unit 107 reproduces the automatic performance by outputting to the sound source 16 part data of at least one part other than the practice part among the plurality of part data of the acquired music data. Hereinafter, a part reproduced as an automatic performance is called an automatic performance part. The automatic performance part may be selected by the user or may be determined in advance. Alternatively, all parts other than the practice part may be automatically set as automatic performance parts.

  The setting reception unit 108 receives various initial settings. For example, as the initial setting, specification of the tone color of each part, specification of the initial tempo, selection of the practice part, and the like are accepted. In addition, when a plurality of sub modes are prepared in the learning mode, the setting reception unit 108 may receive selection of a sub mode as an initial setting. Examples of the sub-mode include a mode in which the music does not progress until the user operates a key to be operated, and a mode in which the music progresses without depending on the performance of the user. In addition, as an initial setting, whether or not rhythm information is displayed on the training screen may be selectable.

  The time measuring unit 109 performs time measurement by the timer 12 as the music progresses. Based on the time measured by the time measuring unit 109, the current position in the song is specified. In addition, when the mode in which the progression of the song is stopped according to the performance of the user is selected as the sub-mode of the learning mode, the timing unit 109 temporarily stops timing during the period in which the progression of the song is stopped To do.

[5] Learning Process FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the learning process in the learning apparatus 100. The learning process of FIGS. 5 and 6 is performed by the CPU 11 of FIG. 1 executing the learning program stored in the ROM 10 or the storage device 13 when the learning mode is selected. In the example of FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper performance part, the lower performance part, and the pedal performance part are selected as practice parts, respectively.

  First, the song data acquisition unit 101 receives selection of a song (step S1) and reads the song data of the selected song from the storage device 13 (step S2). For example, when the user operates the setting operation element 4 in FIG. 1 to select a song, the song data acquisition unit 101 reads the song data of the selected song.

  Next, the setting reception unit 108 receives various initial settings (step S3). Next, the time measuring unit 109 determines whether or not an instruction to start learning is instructed (step S4). For example, when the setting operator 4 includes a start button and the user operates the start button, the start of training is instructed.

  Until the start of the instruction is instructed, the timing unit 109 repeats step S4. When instructed to start the lesson, the timing unit 109 starts timing by the timer 12 of FIG. 1 (step S5). Further, the automatic performance unit 107 starts reproduction of the automatic performance based on the part data of the automatic performance part among the plurality of part data included in the song data read out in step S2 (step S6). Further, the display unit 103 controls the display circuit 7 to display a training screen including the pedal keyboard image PIM on the display 6 (step S7). Further, the pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 starts obtaining pitch designation data from the part data of each practice part (step S8).

  Next, the timing unit 109 determines whether or not to end the training (step S9). For example, when the end time of the selected song arrives, the time counting unit 109 determines that the lesson should be ended. Alternatively, when the setting operator 4 includes a stop button and the user operates the stop button, the timer unit 109 determines that the lesson should be ended.

  When the lesson is to be ended, the automatic performance unit 107 stops the reproduction of the automatic performance (step S10), and the time measuring unit 109 stops the time measurement by the timer 12 of FIG. Moreover, the display part 103 controls the display circuit 7, and stops the display of the learning screen 200 on the display 6 (step S12). Thereby, the learning process ends.

  If the training should not be ended in step S9, as shown in FIG. 6, the pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 determines whether or not the note-on time of the practice part has arrived based on the acquired pitch designation data. Is determined (step S21). When the note-on time has not arrived, the following steps S22 to S26 are skipped. When the note-on time has arrived, the determination unit 104 determines whether or not the target pitch should be played by operating the pedal keyboard PK (step S22). When the target pitch is specified by the pitch specification data acquired from the part data of the pedal performance part, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch should be played by operating the pedal keyboard PK. judge. In that case, the pedal key designating unit 105 designates the pedal key k3 corresponding to the target pitch on the pedal keyboard image PIM (step S23).

  When it is determined in step S22 that the target pitch should not be played by operating the pedal keyboard PK, the determination unit 104 determines whether or not the target pitch should be played by operating the upper keyboard UK. Determination is made (step S24). When the target pitch is specified by the pitch specification data acquired from the part data of the upper performance part, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch should be played by operating the upper keyboard UK. To do. In that case, the hand key designating unit 106 designates the upper key k1 corresponding to the target pitch (step S25). Specifically, the hand key designating unit 106 lights up the upper lighting unit L1 corresponding to the upper key k1 to which the target pitch is assigned.

  If it is determined in step S24 that the target pitch should not be played by operating the upper keyboard UK, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch should be played by operating the lower keyboard LK. To do. In that case, the hand key designating unit 106 designates the lower key k2 corresponding to the target pitch (step S26). Specifically, the hand key specifying unit 106 lights the lower lighting unit L2 corresponding to the lower key k2 to which the target pitch is assigned.

  Next, the pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 determines whether the note-off time of the practice part has arrived based on the acquired pitch designation data (step S27). When the note-off time has arrived, the determination unit 104 determines whether or not the target pitch is a pitch played by operating the pedal keyboard PK (step S28). When the target pitch is specified by the pitch specification data acquired from the part data of the pedal performance part, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch is a pitch played by operating the pedal keyboard PK. judge. In that case, the pedal key designating unit 105 finishes designating the pedal key corresponding to the target pitch on the pedal keyboard image PIM (step S29), and returns to step S9 in FIG.

  If the target pitch is not a pitch played by operating the pedal keyboard PK, the determination unit 104 determines whether the target pitch is a pitch played by operating the upper keyboard UK (step). S30). When the target pitch is specified by pitch specification data acquired from the part data of the upper performance part, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch is a pitch played by operating the upper keyboard UK. judge. In that case, the hand key designating unit 106 finishes designating the upper key k1 corresponding to the target pitch (step S31). Specifically, the hand key designating unit 106 turns off the upper lighting unit L1 corresponding to the upper key k1 to which the target pitch is assigned. Thereafter, the hand key designating unit 106 returns to step S9 in FIG.

  When the target pitch is not the pitch played by operating the upper keyboard UK, the determination unit 104 determines that the target pitch is the pitch played by operating the lower keyboard LK. In that case, the hand key designating unit 106 finishes designating the lower key k2 corresponding to the target pitch (step S32). Specifically, the hand key designating unit 106 turns off the lower lighting unit L2 corresponding to the lower key k2 to which the target pitch is assigned. Thereafter, the hand key designating unit 106 returns to step S9 in FIG.

[6] Effect In the learning device 100 according to the present embodiment, when it is determined that the pitch specified by the pitch specification data should be played by operating the pedal keyboard, the specified pitch is set. The corresponding pedal key k3 is designated on the pedal keyboard image PIM. Thereby, the user (performer) can intuitively recognize the pedal key k3 to be operated by looking at the pedal keyboard image PIM. Further, the performer can easily associate the pitch to be played with the pedal key k3 to be operated. Thereby, the performance technique of a player's pedal keyboard PK can be improved effectively.

  In the present embodiment, when the determination unit determines that the designated pitch should be played by operating the hand keyboard HK, the upper key k1 or the lower key k2 corresponding to the designated pitch. Is specified by the guide unit 8. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the upper key k1 and the lower key k2 to be operated together with the pedal key k3 to be operated. Therefore, in addition to the performance technique of the pedal keyboard PK, the performance technique of the hand keyboard HK can be improved at the same time.

[7] Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, the hand keyboard HK includes an upper keyboard UK and a lower keyboard LK that are divided into upper and lower parts, but the hand keyboard HK may include only one stage of the keyboard. In that case, only one part may be selectable as the practice part of the hand keyboard HK. Alternatively, a single-stage keyboard may be separable into a plurality of key ranges. For example, a single-stage keyboard may be divided into left and right parts in an accompaniment key range and a melody key range. In that case, one part may be selectable for each key range.

  In the above embodiment, the hand keys to be operated are respectively designated by the plurality of upper lighting parts L1 and the plurality of lower lighting parts L2, but the hand keys to be operated may be designated by other methods. For example, a hand keyboard image corresponding to the hand keyboard HK may be displayed on the display 6, and a hand key to be operated on the displayed hand keyboard image may be designated.

  The electronic musical instrument 1 includes the hand keyboard HK as an example of the manual operator, but the electronic musical instrument 1 may include other manual operators instead of or in addition to the hand keyboard HK. Examples of other hand controls include, for example, a modulation wheel, a pitch bend wheel, or a touch pad. In this case, in the training mode, in order to guide the operation of another manual operator, another manual operator to be operated on the display 6 or by the LED may be designated.

  In the above embodiment, based on which part data the pitch designation data is acquired from, the pitch designated by the pitch designation data is played by either the pedal keyboard PK or the hand keyboard HK. The determination method is not limited to this. For example, a range to be played on the pedal keyboard PK and a range to be played on the hand keyboard HK are respectively determined, and the pedal keyboard PK and the hand keyboard HK are determined based on which range the specified pitch belongs to. It may be determined which operation should be performed.

  Or the guide information for a performance guide may be acquired from music data, and the keyboard which should be operated based on guide information may be determined. For example, as the guide information, keyboard designation information for designating the upper keyboard UK is acquired together with a message indicating the on / off timing of lighting of the upper lighting portion L1 in the music. In this case, it is determined that the keyboard to be operated is the upper keyboard UK based on the acquired keyboard designation information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pedal keyboard PK is used as an example of the foot operator group operated by the foot, but other foot operator groups may be used instead of the pedal keyboard PK. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a performance device provided with another group of foot operators. The performance device 250 of FIG. 7 includes a plurality of operation pads PA that are operated by a user's foot as an example of a foot operator group. Different pitches are assigned to the plurality of operation pads PA, respectively. In FIG. 7, the pitch assigned to each operation pad PA is shown on each operation pad PA. When the performance device 250 of FIG. 7 is used, foot operator group images corresponding to a plurality of operation pads PA are displayed on the display. In addition, an operation pad PA to be operated is designated on the displayed foot operator group image.

  Instead of the hand keyboard HK, for example, another group of hand operating elements composed of a plurality of operation pads similar to the example of FIG. 7 may be used. Further, a plurality of operators displayed on the touch panel display may be used as a foot operator group or a manual operator group.

  In the above embodiment, each functional unit in FIG. 4 is realized by hardware such as the CPU 11 and software such as a training program. However, these functional units may be realized by hardware such as an electronic circuit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the electronic musical instrument 1 including the display 6, but the present invention may be applied to an electronic musical instrument that can be connected to an external display device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. In that case, the pedal keyboard image is displayed by an external display device connected to the electronic musical instrument.

[8] Correspondence between each constituent element of claim and each part of the embodiment Hereinafter, an example of correspondence between each constituent element of the claim and each part of the embodiment will be described, but the present invention is limited to the following example. Not. The learning device 100 in the above embodiment is an example of a learning device, the pitch designation data acquisition unit 102 is an example of acquisition means, the pedal keyboard PK is an example of a foot operator group, and the pedal key k3 is a foot operation. An example of a child, the hand keyboard HK is an example of a manual operation unit and a manual operator group, the upper key k2 and the lower key k3 are examples of a manual operator, and the display unit 103 is an example of a display means. The pedal keyboard image PIM is an example of a foot operator group image, the determining unit 104 is an example of a determining unit, the pedal key specifying unit 105 is an example of a foot operator specifying unit, and the hand key specifying unit 106 is a manual operation. It is an example of a child designation | designated means. As each constituent element in the claims, various other elements having configurations or functions described in the claims can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic musical instrument, 2 ... Performance operator, 3 ... Input I / F, 4 ... Setting operator, 5 ... Detection circuit, 6 ... Display, 7 ... Display circuit, 8 ... Guide part, 9 ... RAM, 10 ... ROM , 11 ... CPU, 12 ... timer, 13 ... storage device, 16 ... sound source, 17 ... effect circuit, 18 ... sound system, 100 ... learning device, 101 ... song data acquisition unit, 102 ... pitch designation data acquisition unit, 103 Display unit 104 Determining unit 105 Pedal key designating unit 106 Hand key designating unit 107 Automatic performance unit 108 Setting accepting unit 109 Time counting unit

Claims (6)

Acquisition means for sequentially acquiring pitch designation data for designating the pitch to be played;
A group of foot controls that are operated by the performer's feet and each assigned a pitch;
A manual operation unit operated by the performer's hand,
Display means for displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to the foot operator group;
Determining means for determining whether the pitch specified by the acquired pitch specifying data should be played by the operation of the foot operator group or the manual operation unit;
When it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by operating the foot operator group, the foot operator corresponding to the designated pitch is designated on the foot operator group image. A training device comprising a foot operator designating means. A plurality of different pitches are assigned to the plurality of foot operators,
The manual operation unit includes a group of manual operators including a plurality of manual operators to which a plurality of different pitches are respectively assigned.
The pitch range between the lowest pitch and the highest pitch among the plurality of pitches assigned to the plurality of foot controls is the lowest of the pitches assigned to the plurality of hand controls. The learning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the learning apparatus is narrower than a pitch range between a pitch and a highest pitch. The manual operator group is a hand keyboard including, as the plurality of manual operators, a plurality of hand keys to which a plurality of pitches constituting a chromatic scale are assigned, respectively.
The learning device according to claim 2, wherein the foot operation element group is a pedal keyboard including a plurality of pedal keys to which a plurality of pitches constituting a chromatic scale are respectively assigned as the plurality of foot operation elements. When the determination unit determines that the specified pitch is to be played by operating the manual operation unit, a manual operation unit specifying unit that specifies a manual operation unit corresponding to the specified pitch The learning device according to claim 2, further comprising: A step of displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to a foot operator group composed of a plurality of foot operators that are operated by the performer's feet and each assigned a pitch;
Sequentially obtaining pitch designation data for designating the pitch to be played;
Determining whether the pitch designated by the obtained pitch designation data should be played by the operation of the foot operator group or the manual operation unit operated by the player's hand;
When it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by operating the foot operator group, the foot operator corresponding to the designated pitch is designated on the foot operator group image. Step and
A training program to run on a computer. A step of displaying a foot operator group image corresponding to a foot operator group composed of a plurality of foot operators that are operated by the performer's feet and each assigned a pitch;
Sequentially obtaining pitch designation data for designating the pitch to be played;
Determining whether the pitch designated by the obtained pitch designation data should be played by the operation of the foot operator group or the manual operation unit operated by the player's hand;
When it is determined that the designated pitch should be played by operating the foot operator group, the foot operator corresponding to the designated pitch is designated on the foot operator group image. Teaching methods including steps.

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